Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 August 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-38657
Location: Biloxi-Keesler Field, MS (BIX) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The Catalina aircraft’s lift and control systems.The Catalina aircraft’s lift and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Consolidated OA-10A Catalina aircraft crashed on takeoff from Keesler Field, MS, impacting a Douglas C-47 aircraft parked nearby.A Consolidated OA-10A Catalina aircraft crashed on takeoff from Keesler Field, MS, impacting a Douglas C-47 aircraft parked nearby.
Description
A Consolidated OA-10A Catalina (43-34002) crashed on takeoff from Keesler Field, MS and impacted a Douglas C-47 (41-38657) which was parked.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability during takeoff.Possible aerodynamic instability during takeoff.Share on:
